Texas Forest Service (TX)

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The Texas Forest Service was created in 1915, as a service within Texas A&M University, that will "assume direction of all forest interests and all matters pertaining to forestry within the jurisdiction of the state."

Miscellaneous

• A Lubbock County repeater 155.805 (unknonw tone) for is being used for TFS regional dispatch in Lubbock.

Air-to-Air Frequencies

• TFS changes their AM aircraft band air-to-air frequency plan periodically. The frequencies from old air-to-air zone maps are listed below.
• The current frequency list and zone map is TFS Air-to-Air Frequency Plan and Zone Map 03/23/2011
• At times when there are multiple aircraft working multiple fires in close proximity, alternate frequencies may be ordered to prevent interference to the other operations. The alternate frequencies listed below were used in the past and may or may not be used again in the future.

Old Air-to-Air Frequencies

Frequency	Type	Tone	Description	Mode
118.775	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air alternate	AM
119.575	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air	AM
120.850	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air alternate	AM
122.225	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air	AM
122.425	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air	AM
122.575	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air	AM
122.675	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air alternate	AM
122.850	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air alternate	AM
124.375	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air Primary 2011 PK Complex Fire	AM
126.075	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air	AM
126.250	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air alternate	AM
127.700	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air alternate	AM
134.075	M	CSQ	Temporary air tanker base freq 2011 PK Complex Fire	AM
135.325	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air	AM
135.725	M	CSQ	Air-to-Air	AM

Related Links

• GeoMAC fire map viewer
• National Incident Radio Support Cache
• Texas Forest Service Active Incidents on InciWeb.org
• Texas Forest Service Wildfire Activity Google Earth map
• Texas Interagency Coordination Center
  • TICC Common Operating Picture Google Earth map
  • TICC Current Fire Activity
  • Texas Forest Service Fire Resource Map - updated daily
  • TFS State Fire Operations Plan November 2010 Appendix B contains communications info and frequencies.
  • Aviation Communications Frequency Plan 03/31/2011
• Wildland Fire Assessment System